Ecuador vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)

Ecuador
0.034
in 2022
Panama
0.0199
in 2023
Ecuador rank
28th
Panama rank
29th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Ecuador
  • Panama
00.020.040.060.08200820152023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.034 against 0.0199 in Panama, a difference of 0.0141.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 29th of 31 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0412 0.0317 0.0095 Ecuador
2010s 0.0471 0.0216 0.0255 Ecuador
2020s 0.0076 0.0272 0.0195 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest), Ecuador or Panama?
Ecuador, at 0.034 against 0.0199 in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) between Ecuador and Panama?
0.0141, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Ecuador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 29th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Insurance programs (%)